Despite it being 2015 and women proving left and right that they are more than capable of doing amazing things, Hollywood still wonders whether movies and TV shows about female superheroes will perform well. Hence, superhero TV shows continue to be almost exclusively centered around male leads (like The Flash and Arrow), and despite the fact that Black Widow is an audience favorite when it comes to the Marvel superhero movies, she still hasn't gotten her own standalone movie.

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Well, CBS' highly anticipated and majorly polarizing new show Supergirl just premiered, and it's proving once and for all that female superheroes can totally kick ass in the ratings too!

Supergirl follows Kara Zor-El, the 24-year-old biological cousin of Superman who's an assistant by day and a high-flying, life-saving superhero by night. Sounds exciting, right? It is! Which is why when it premiered on Monday night, it raked in12.95 million viewers, making it the number one new show this season in overall viewers. Yup, it totally smashed your new fave Scream Queens!

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Not only did it kill in the ratings, but it's also getting stellar reviews from critics, mainly about the amazing performance of its lead actress Melissa Benoist. The female-led show got a score of 75 on Metacritic, which is a major honor.

Those ratings on top of its stellar reviews should definitely send a message to Hollywood that the world is ready for more female superheroes. Maybe now we'll get that Black Widow movie we've all been dying for. *fingers crossed*